Pst. E.A. Adeboye 31 December
FORSAKEN? NO! BEGGING? NO!
Memorise: I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen
the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. Psalms 37:25
Read: Psalms 37:23-26
It is great to be righteous! God is keenly interested in what
the righteous has. While the world focuses on the wealth of the wicked, God
focuses on the little that the righteous has.
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of
many wicked.
From this scripture we are told that some possessions are better
than others. That means you can have little as a righteous individual and give
of your little; it will be of great value to God than the individual who gives
of his or her abundance but lives in secret sin. Are you righteous but you are
bothered because you earn so little and cannot give much? Don't be troubled!
All God is looking for is that little in your hands. He will bless it and
abundance will spring forth from there.
Moreover, according to Psalms 37:17, while God is breaking the
arms of the wicked, He is strengthening the hands of the righteous. God uses
His hands to uphold the righteous. Are you righteous? Rejoice! You are
guaranteed to stay on top because God's hands are holding you up. You will not
fall. You will not fail. God is your backbone. In addition, another benefit of
the righteous is that he is never forsaken. David testifies of this in Psalms 3
7:25:
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the
righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
He says during his life time, he has experienced and observed
God's track record of faithfulness to the righteous. Are you righteous? God is
not far from you. He is ever present with you whether you feel Him or not. He
will not forsake you. In Matthew 28:20, His ever-abiding presence with the
righteous is promised. Besides, David says he has never seen the children of
the righteous begging bread. Psalms 3 7:3 says:
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall thou dwell in the land,
and verily thou shalt be fed.
Some people think to enter Heaven; they must go like Lazarus the
beggar. No! You can go like wealthy and famous Abraham. You can go like
influential and honourable Daniel. If truly you are righteous, your seed should
not beg for food. If you see the seed of any righteous begging, you can be sure
something is wrong somewhere.
PRAYER POINT
In the name of Jesus, and according to your track record of
faithfulness recorded in psalms 37:25, I shall not be forsaken and my seed
shall never beg bread.
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